Fastening for metal decking



Oct. 13, 1931. w. E. WHITE ET AL 1,826,913

FASTENING' FOR METAL DECKING Original Filed May 18, 1929 -"fn" J0 Patented Oct. 13, 1931 y l UNITED s'raras AVA .WILLIAM E. WHITE AND PERGIVALC. nomen, oF omcaeo;ILLINOIS#ssIGfNoixsroli KA'LMAN STEEL COMPANY, OE CHICAGO', ILLINOIS, :A.`:CORPORATINLOF .-DEIAABIL lippupation nies nay 1s, 1929, serial Our invention relates to roofing and particularly to means for. securing metal decking to metal rafters or supports.

.. It is desirable not only during installation the decking thereto, but Where channeled 'lo metal members are used as supports, much difficulty is encountered in providing any simple and economical method of fastening. Bolts or wires have been employed for this purpose but their use involves relatively great '15 diiiiculty, as holes for the reception of the bolts or Wires must be punched and as the punching must be done from above it is difticult, if not impossible, to accurately locate y the point Where the punching is to be done.

acter and adapts itself to all variations in overlap of the sections, requires no accurate punching and may be applied with facility.

The invention will be more readily under- 25 stood by reference to the acompanying draw ings, in which Fig. l is a sectional plan view taken on the line 1-1 of Fig. 3; Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation on the line `3G 2 2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3 3l of Fig. 1;

Figs. 4 and 5 are perspective views of the two parts of the clip Which We employ.

In the drawings, the parts are shown full size and it will be understood that the metal decking is composed of thin gauge sheet metal which is ribbed or channeled, the channels extending longitudinally of the sheet and vals. Such decking is commonly employed as a baslc roof covering, suitable Water-repellant substances being applied thereover.

of decking are overlapped at a point immediately above the support.

The fastening device of my invention comprises a looped member and a clip. The clip member consists of a body portion 10, and

FAsTENI'NeFoRMETAL-Declines F l I Q clip and 'looped members "are: assembled,y i" Our invention is of extremely simple charoccurring at approximately six-inch inter-4 The supports or rafters may be of I-beam' form as indicated at A and the sections B-C Y' fr" #www ...i

No. 364,238. Renewed Maren 4, 193th, j

rebent parallel' ends 114-12, 'thet-ends lying parallel to the body portionand spaced 'thif'efrom" a i suitf'ib'le d istfanc'to receive the 'tions of metal of-the nested'and-lo'ope'd'clin-M. nels'of the decking-'- In-the pat 1 2i'vve iprfofhf, [vide afsocke't i13to receivel a'iailfiwhereas'the yterrlr'ii'nail port-in 14;'isf-curvedtofacilitatfthe entrance oftheinter'ftting Ic'hariiiel.' Thefrebent 11v isof'considerable?length- 'in brdexg1 'to' accommodate' theYdevicetofvarying :over-@60 lap or overhang ot'""the"s"ection B relatifvevto the support. 4

^ 4The clip', best'shoivn'in Fig."5,"con's`i`sts`bf a body 1'5 having' a.dependingpoitionproviding a notch 16 and having its'top edge 1bent 'g5 over las at v17 The left'harid vend 18 is-lbent-at right angles to; formE `a stolito"l abutlthe cterminal portion'of the'i rebe'nteiid '11 when the v with trempe-member anaCripiassenbled as'shown', that is;E 'vithftlrev body; portion '15 of the c li'p in the space betvveen-'thjeend 411 and the bdy -10 and' tliest'pilS limiting lmovement' of the clip relative vto'thelooped t memberijthe parts 'are inposition for use?" O l`7:, the ,assumption th'at lthe E roof; section Bhas beenl'aid and terminates' atftlie'point 19`,the assembled f fastening device' is slipped Ei'nto tlieposition shovviivin fand', 'with the sections 20 of'tlie metalofIhe vcha'lnri'elfofthe *so decking' B in th'csp'a'ce' between the 'rebent end'll andthe boldlyiprtion 10-0f the looped porttkfvvill 'occupytlie-f-notch -1ti of the' clip. It will be seen" that' even'thoughtheovergn hang of the sections1 B of decking be" much greater, it Willnot-interfere'withthe operation of thefasteningfdeviclf 1 'In fact','the overhang" maybe-upto then point indicated by .the-dotted line 21'in'Fig. un 2, the'long looped: end L11 'adaptingitself to this variati-ion. "l

With the parts in"thejdescribedipositiongfan additional *section Sofi" decl'r'ing* Ais g placed in nested' position, with the fs'e'ction22gof 'metal sliding int'othe spate between 'tliefrebent end 12 .and the1body 10 ofjtle looped'member, the decking being forced-'firmly into the endv of the'space thus scurely'setting'tlie clip on the supporting member 'AT5- Withthe partsa 100 i" :in-Qui "deikinga ithe in this position, a nail 23 is placed in the socket 13 and driven through the two sections of overlapping metal, the protruding end of the naillying alongside o the iange of the s supportA. n this position the lapped sectionsnithe `decking are .-tirmlyheld against movementnany iiinectiengand 1the only'me chanical operation necessary to accomplish the result is the driving of the nail. 1 .fomn :Tand .aruangemerit :of 4the p'iz'ts-is fsndt esaet'-ifil mhe'meoomplishment of the desired result, and we do not Wish to be limited except as indicatedin'fthea-ppenlel claims. -f A;

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decking. f Qiglnimeans for .securing iingito zaitlangei metal senp ont, .the combinaaSQ-,tinnlofastnipbothaendso whxchiaredonbled ibaokitolie ,panallelitofthebodypontlon ofthe of nent .back ,portions having wie; dpr .afnailga cli adapted `to iinter'fit with lother-fixent bac .,portion, :said -clip honing aglipgadapted ,to underlie :a Henge of :.thessnpporteidibentrback ontionsadapted itoirecelge irespectiveaendsao .nested `an'doverlapped-f hannels Lott said fclecki-ng. Y, 554A,V f ning ffm-,overlappedfand ,nested :isectionsllo channeled decking, comprising in lzonllb'I iaftrion, sa .strip having .a bodyand :refhent, pagallelndsrthefspace between therebentporions andtthe'hodybeingadapted A.to ,-xeeeiveportions ofthefnested-.channelsof fre- :spectiweioverlapped sectionsof deckingand seanotohed.olipinterittingwith. one rebentcnd weithfthe-notchongagingiailangefofa support rand meansonzthe .stri jor .deninga -.point at which amailirnafyf. ei-passedxthronghtthe 5 onerlapped-sections Loi' Ldecking to lie .immefelolggsidethe snpport. I. 4t :asteningsnnoverlappediandinested sections of channeled decking,-comprisingln ecoxnbirmtion afstrip-fhavngtabodysand rebent paralllendS, the .sspaee between :the .rhent mentions fend 'the ,being radapted to rreceive portions of the nested .channels offre- ,spectiveoverlappedssectons-of decking, and la notched clipintertti gawithtonerbentend tif-0 and hatingiastopior 'rmitingfmovementof ,lthesstri andaaiiip .iorntenlockingthe ;clip [to te metal .sigppor gand nneans ,provi`iiin g a socket insseidtriprtofreceive aineil .adapted ite passgithmngh the .overlapped xsections of socket tbeing positioned 4relative gribbed-.deckingfto :deckto the strip and the stop on the clip so that the nail shall lie alongside of the support 5. A fastening for nested and overlapped sections of metal decking comprising in combination, a looped member bent to provide 'T0 spaces -open lopposite directions to receive `sections .of metal of; v overlapped decking, means on said member for defininga socket for a nail, and a clip having a notch adapted '4to engage n.:ange of lassnppert amislidingly 75 .intenittingwithsaidmemher.

In testimony W -Asignatn'res. 'l

WILLIAM E. WHITE. i 'PERIVATJ CMONJAR hereof We have aiiixed our VIl 10 

